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Old 11-27-2006, 06:24 PM
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Bottom line as to value is that the car is only worth what a buyer is willing to pay for it. Sellers can ask whatever they want for a particular car, but if it's priced too high then he/she will get little to no action and the car will sit on the market forever. I know of a certain FFR owner who thinks his donor build is worth $45,000, he is firm on that price and the car has been marketed at that price for at least two years so far. I know of a SPF in a similar situation where the owner thinks it's worth $72,000 and it too has been on the market for well over a year without a bite. In the current marketplace, it is no longer a sellers market, if a seller really wants to get his car sold, he needs to price it accordingly. If he/she is not competitive in his/her pricing structure, then his/her car will most likely not be the first,second or even third car sold. With "A" type personality buyers with discretionary funds available to purchase at a moments notice dwindling, once again you need to take a step back and take a long hard look at the current marketplace and the reason(s) behind the potential sale of your car. Also, if you are looking at these cars as an investment and not as a toy, you need to have your head examined.

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